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pleiad

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Main Entry: ple·iad
Pronunciation: 'plE-&d, 'plA-, -"ad, chiefly British 'plI-
Function: noun
Etymology: French Pléiade, group of seven 16th century French poets, from Middle French, group of seven tragic poets of ancient Alexandria, from Greek Pleiad-, Pleias, from singular of Pleiades
: a group of usually seven illustrious or brilliant persons or things